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@lisadmh, that was so lovely! I love that idea! I watched the whole thing and you didn’t really make many mistakes at all, especially for playing so long! Pretty impressive! Also, I feel like I need to go to the beach now, but not where I live. 😅
@surferjay, it’s Ukulele: RAW and Uncut… Sweet tunes on the beach. 😂😅😂😅gi_gi_ , haha yes, I’m sure some people do view time spent as dollar signs (which arguably it is sometimes), but I agree: it’s all about the love of music. And this has been a great discussion. 😊
Taimane is becoming one of my ukulele heroes. She’s amazing. Confession: I sometimes impersonate her “uke dancing” to dispel anxiety before recording songs. 😅😂😅
@recdog, if you can play classical music on guitar or uke on autopilot I feel like that’s quite the accomplishment. 😊This entire discussion is probably way too many words to read during the live lesson, but if there’s time, Matt, can you please read the following quote from earlier:
Time is just a vehicle, man. Where will the driver go? What roads will they take, the scenic route or the freeway? Will they stop at Arby’s for curly fries? #destiny, man.
😅😂😅😂😅😂😅😂
@leb397, I meant to say earlier, I love the way you describe your experience of playing uke as being just for your own enjoyment and self-accomplishment. To me that’s a beautiful idea.
For some reason, I dislike the idea of focusing too much on a specific number of hours as even a guideline for success–whether 20 hours or 10,000 (though I do get how it could be helpful in some ways). When you start out learning something, you might believe you’ll learn it quickly and it takes months or years; you might think a song or technique seems impossible and learn it quickly. Sometimes a time constraint can be good and push you in a good way, but I just don’t think learning or progress can be measured in hours… (Refrains from “Rent” musical references)
But I also see how having a set amount of time as an incentive or goal to practice consistently could be useful like you described, @smokealot.
Anyone who has taken the challenge to “master” anything knows it takes committment and follow through. Show up everyday, have fun and one day you could actually shock yourself ☺️😂.
I gotta agree that our emotions could sabotage us or aid us in the process. To me it’s not so much about mastery but being consistent, following through and enjoying the journey. If you don’t have the, “I give up” attitude you could accomplish so many great things for yourself.@gi_gi_ so much yes! I think about the “always something” approach to practicing and playing. Even if I only play for five minutes, I play every day. Almost. It is more about being consistent and enjoying yourself, agreed! Oh yeah and not giving up. 😅🥺😂
@gi_gi_ haha, yeah, good point! Who has that kind of time on their hands? (me) 🥺😅😂😉
This is a great topic! Kinda like what @smokealot said: I feel there is no exact number of hours that will automatically make you a master, but it is also a great accomplishment to have spent that much time creating. That said, it seems like time isn’t the only factor: the resources you have, the quality of your practice, drive and inspiration seem just as important.
Time is just a vehicle, man. Where will the driver go? What roads will they take, the scenic route or the freeway? Will they stop at Arby’s for curly fries? #destiny, man.
Anyway, looking forward to this one! 😅
Thanks to @Andrew and @Stephen for taking the time to write out such great, detailed feedback! It’s one of the best parts about these challenges to me. So many insightful nuggets o’ info to be had!
Also, the influx of entries the last few days of this challenge was crazy to behold, lol. Never been part of one of these Kanile’a challenges before.
Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for all of the thoughtful feedback and encouragement! YOU guys rock! 🙂
@surferjay, not familiar with that arrangement of Canon in D but that sounds really intriguing!
The mini looper arrived and it was even minier than expected. I was like, “is it in there?” 😅 But that’s also good because I’m running out of room for these things…
I’m hoping I can start to try it out on Sunday because this weekend is busy for me. As every weekend has been this month. Er last month. And this month. I don’t know what day it is…
Thank you kindly! I can’t wait to give it a whirl and I’ll show anything that’s not too sad here! 😅 Maybe even my first attempt at it because that will probably be amusing. 😅 Hope you get a chance to post what you’re working on if you have time!
@sir_anzalot, that’s such a good one and I couldn’t agree more with that!
I love classical music and there’s often a huge difference in the complexity of it compared to modern music (especially pop music but the Beatles are slightly more involved than say Katy Pary). I’m sure there are exceptions, like maybe jazz music, but to me it’s the difference between a Rembrandt and Andy Warhol. Not sure everyone would agree with that, lol, and that may be a bit extreme but your examples are such a good illustration of this. Bach is also crazy; there’s just so much material to learn and there are often only slight variations between measures.
I also was reminded of this same thing this month while learning Lacrimosa. I’m actually still working on it and probably will for some time before it’s close to perfect.
If you want to see crazy classical music you should go look up Chopin, unless you know off-hand. That man was a psychopath as a composer. 😂
There’s this but the first one isn’t crazy. The second one is:
@surferjay, supposedly it’ll be here Wednesday, tomorrow! There’s one specific song I’ve wanted to try from a movie since I’ve started playing uke but it involves playing on opposite ends of the fretboard for the melody / harmony the way I wanted to. I also don’t have an arrangement for the song so we’ll see how that goes. Ohhhhh yesss! I’ll have to look for that one on here! Then I can know one neato song right out of the gate! I hope you keep posting your loops to inspire gi_gi_ and I! 😅
@surferjay, yes, so many musical terms sound highly questionable. I won’t even say what they are though because this site is family friendly. Also I shouldn’t have brought that up at all. 😂🥺😅
I’ll defs give that a read, thank ye! 😊 I am going through the lessons here but it takes me a really long time and often multiple tries to imbibe information. For me it really helps to have the visual of a concept in action like in the video lessons otherwise my brain can just go blank… Well, more blank. 😉😅
Oh yes I think I know what you mean. Like the modes that Matt talked about in one of his videos. I’m starting with the beginner’s course here but I’m guessing that’s covered in the theory course. I’ll get there eventually. Maybe that’s something I can practice with the looper. 😊
Awwww thank you all! I feel the 🧡 and 🧡 you all too! 😁 And thank you @robinboyd, you were the one I thought I may have offended but you have no idea what I’m talking about so we cool! 😉😂 I just need to calm down like a lot, but sometimes the ol’ brain goes against you and I appreciate the reassurances nonetheless. 😊😂
@gi_gi_ those look so neat! I’m definitely going to look through those, thank you!! I love Ukulele Wales, she’s so insightful and cute, I watched some of her videos talking about electric ukuleles when I first won the one from here! At some point I think I would want to try a more elaborate set up but it’s definitely good to start out simply. 😊
@surferjay, that is pretty neat that you’re doing that but how does the a minor scale align with those chords? From what I remember from videos I’ve watched, don’t you have to omit certain notes at times to suit what chords you’re playing? I’m still working through the lessons even though I know a fair amount from playing piano, the arrangement of the notes on the fretboard is what I struggle with most. Pianos are more orderly and linear. Ukes are definitely cuter, more spirited, and quirkier though. 😂@jbmills07, thank you kindly! Lacrimosa put every skill I did and (mostly) didn’t have to the test this month. That’s such a touching story, man. 🥺 I’m sure they’re watching from above and would approve greatly of that beautiful performance! Ha, I will watch for that! 😅
@robinboyd, sorry about your hand, yeesh! You did a very lovely job despite that!Everyone’s takes were amazing! So fun to follow along, see all the performances, and critiques! Happy All Hallows Eve everyone! 🎃🧡
Also, apologies for my use of smilies as punctuation……. The texts my sister and I send to each other usually include about 15 – 20 smilies each, so it’s a habit. 😅🥺🧡🎃
@surferjay, thank you, and thank you kindly for recommending that one! Once I figure it out and get something together I’ll post it here. 😊 I think I’ll have to use my electric ukulele to record it because you need the…………………. Input. Pickup. I had to look it up even though I did know that at one point. 🥺😅 But none of my “comfort ukuleles” have that. I love the electric one though so it should be really neat! Can’t wait to try it! 🙂
Sigh, thank you. I know I worry about small things way too much and get inside my head about things. I also often look homeless because I couldn’t buy new clothes for more than a year, so some of my clothes are literal rags. 🥺 But things are getting a bit better now with money so that’s good.
That is amazing improvisation! It is improvisation? So good! I’ve started actually going through the lessons here and Matt Dahlberg just created a lesson on scales so I’m really hoping to work on that because I’m starting to see how freeing that knowledge / skill could be. Your playing is proof of that too.
Hahaha same! I pretty much had the same thing happen this month where I realized I was getting a little too obsessed and emotionally invested perhaps, but it’s all good as long as you try to balance things out and also go outside sometimes. 😉😅 But I still may be “slightly” too obsessed. 🥺😉
@gi_gi_ thank you so much for that, that means so dang much! 😊💕😭 I did try to tell myself that no one really even noticed but I’m still glad I said something and really appreciate you saying that. I can’t wait to try the looper! Hopefully I can figure out how to do some of the things I want to do! Do you have a link to those videos? I’d love to see them! Thank you again so much for the kind words! Everyone here is so lovely and generous that I’ve talked with including you. 😊I should also say that Andrew and Matt and co. helped me a lot when I literally wanted to give up this month, because of the issues I was having. So, I appreciate everyone here so dang much. 🙂
Okay, that’s all! 😅
@surferjay, I bought the Lekato looper today! Like five minutes ago. It should get here Wednesday, very excited! I feel a bit guilty for spending the money but I very rarely buy anything for myself anymore (other than food, lol).
Also, sorry if my odd and troubled behavior this month affected you or robinboyd poorly at all–the ramble crew. You may not even think about it but I thought about it a lot. I really, really wanted to meet people who shared a love of ukulele (as Wisconsin seemingly is a dead zone for that), friends if possible, and I hope we are still friends, as it is through the site. I just really enjoyed talking with you both and others (gi_gi_ as well) here and I hope my neuroses haven’t jeopardized it at all.
If you have no idea what I’m talking about, then please carry on. LOL. (Also crying inside)